Search Results - "Velde, Oscar van der"
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Gigantic jet discharges evolve stepwise through the middle atmosphere
Published in Nature communications (25-09-2019)“…In 2002 it was discovered that a lightning discharge can rise out of the top of tropical thunderstorms and branch out spectacularly to the base of the…”
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Spatio-temporal dimension of lightning flashes based on three-dimensional Lightning Mapping Array
Published in Atmospheric research (01-11-2017)“…3D mapping system like the LMA - Lightning Mapping Array - are a leap forward in lightning observation. LMA measurements has lead to an improvement on the…”
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Gigantic jets produced by an isolated tropical thunderstorm near Réunion Island
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research (04-10-2011)“…Five gigantic jets (GJs) have been recorded with video and photograph cameras on 7 March 2010 above an isolated tropical storm east of Réunion Island. Three of…”
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Statistics and variability of the altitude of elves
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-05-2016)“…From June 2008 to January 2016 nearly 800 elves have been recorded by a low‐light camera in northeastern Spain. Elves occur in this region mainly over the…”
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Polarimetric radar characteristics of lightning initiation and propagating channels
Published in Atmospheric measurement techniques (27-05-2019)“…In this paper we present an analysis of a large dataset of lightning and polarimetric weather radar data collected in the course of a lightning measurement…”
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Observations of the relationship between sprite morphology and in-cloud lightning processes
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research (16-08-2006)“…During a thunderstorm on 23 July 2003, 15 sprites were captured by a LLTV camera mounted at the observatory on Pic du Midi in the French Pyrénées. Simultaneous…”
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Analysis of the first gigantic jet recorded over continental North America
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres (27-10-2007)“…Two low‐light cameras near Marfa, Texas, recorded a gigantic jet over northern Mexico on 13 May 2005 at approximately 0423:50 UTC. Assuming that the farthest…”
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The start of lightning: Evidence of bidirectional lightning initiation
Published in Scientific reports (16-10-2015)“…Lightning flashes are known to initiate in regions of strong electric fields inside thunderstorms, between layers of positively and negatively charged…”
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Characteristics of lightning related to wildfire ignitions in Catalonia
Published in Atmospheric research (01-01-2014)“…What are the characteristics of lightning that influence the probability that an individual stroke will ignite a wildfire? It is generally accepted that long…”
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Charge structure analysis of a severe hailstorm with predominantly positive cloud-to-ground lightning
Published in Atmospheric research (01-09-2016)“…The present study makes use of cloud-to-ground lightning, three-dimensional mapping from a Lightning Mapping Array and Doppler C-band radar observations to…”
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Global distribution of winter lightning: a threat to wind turbines and aircraft
Published in Natural hazards and earth system sciences (21-06-2016)“…Lightning is one of the major threats to multi-megawatt wind turbines and a concern for modern aircraft due to the use of lightweight composite materials. Both…”
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Imaging of 3 bright terrestrial gamma-ray flashes by the atmosphere-space interactions monitor and their parent thunderstorms
Published in Scientific reports (23-03-2024)“…The Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM) on the International Space Station (ISS) includes an instrument designed to geolocate Terrestrial Gamma-ray…”
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LMA observations of upward lightning flashes at the Säntis Tower initiated by nearby lightning activity
Published in Electric power systems research (01-04-2020)“…•The work presents a study of upward lightning initiated by nearby lightning activity. •Analysis is based on LMA, current and fast antenna measurements. •Cloud…”
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Glossary on atmospheric electricity and its effects on biology
Published in International journal of biometeorology (01-01-2021)“…There is an increasing interest to study the interactions between atmospheric electrical parameters and living organisms at multiple scales. So far, relatively…”
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Asymmetries in bidirectional leader development of lightning flashes
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Atmospheres (27-12-2013)“…Lightning flashes develop as a bidirectional tree, with a negative and a positive end propagating simultaneously into cloud charges of the opposite polarity…”
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Climatology of Transient Luminous Events and Lightning Observed Above Europe and the Mediterranean Sea
Published in Surveys in geophysics (01-03-2020)“…In 1999, the first sprites were observed above European thunderstorms using sensitive cameras. Since then, Eurosprite campaigns have been conducted to observe…”
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Analysis of global Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes distribution and special focus on AGILE detections over South America
Published in Journal of atmospheric and solar-terrestrial physics (01-03-2015)“…Global distribution of the Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs) detected by AGILE and RHESSI for the period from March 2009 to July 2012 has been analysed. A…”
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Multi-instrumental observations of a positive gigantic jet produced by a winter thunderstorm in Europe
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres (27-12-2010)“…At 2336:56 UTC on 12 December 2009, a bright gigantic jet (GJ) was recorded by an observer in Italy. Forty‐nine additional sprites, elves, halos and two cases…”
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Lightning development associated with two negative gigantic jets
Published in Geophysical research letters (21-06-2011)“…We report observations of two negative polarity gigantic jets sufficiently near very high‐frequency (VHF) lightning mapping networks that the associated…”
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Meteorological Aspects of Self‐Initiated Upward Lightning at the Säntis Tower (Switzerland)
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Atmospheres (27-12-2019)“…Interest in exploring the meteorological conditions favoring upward lightning from tall man‐made structures has grown in recent years, largely due to the…”
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